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Missions

 Food Pantry
Useful Gifts: D, EN, EV, G, HL, HP, HO, M
Description: Help serve and pack bags of food for families and individuals in our area who are
in need.
Location: Food Pantry – 412 N. Lee
Time(s) Needed: 2nd and 4th Mondays 8:00 to 9:30 a.m.
Contact: Phil Szenasi or Buddy McDonald
Email: pszenasi@cableone.net

Children’s Clothes Closet
Useful Gifts: M, G, HP
Description: Collect, sort and distribute children’s clothes for those in need.
Location: Children’s Clothes Closet
Time(s) Needed: Mondays 1:00 -3:00 p.m. and Wednesdays 9:00-11:00 a.m.
Contact: Robbie Brazelton and Sue Wright
Email: wrightnanapapa@aol.com

 Christmas in Action
Useful Gifts: C, HP
Description: Join a team to work on homes in the
Odessa community.
Location: Various
Time(s) Needed: A Saturday in April
Contact: Jody Wallin

Adult Mission Trips
Useful Gifts: C, EV, G, HL, HP, M
Description: Devote a week to serve God as you serve
others in need.
Location: Various
Time(s) Needed: Various opportunities listed below
Contact: Sue Wright
Email: wrightnanapapa@aol.com

 Retreat Coordinator
Useful Gifts: AD, L, S
Description: Head up a group to go on various retreats.
Retreats: Father – Son Adventure Camp July 24 – 27,
Women’s Adventure Camp July 18 – 21,
Contact: Jody Wallin

 Summer Camp Volunteer
Useful Gifts: EN, D, L, S, T, W
Description: Serve at a summer camp as a counselor or other volunteer.
Location: Sacramento Methodist Assembly
Children’s Summer Camps
Senior High Camp June 9 – 13, 2008
Younger Children’s Camp June 13 – 15, 2008
Mid-High Camp June 23 – 27, 2008
Elementary Camp July 7 – 11, 2008
Sunshine Camp August 4 – 8, 2008
More information about these camp opportunities at www.sacramentoassembly.org
Contact: Jody Wallin

 Presidio Missions
Useful Gifts: EV, HP, M
Description: Gathering supplies and transporting them to Presidio and Ojinaga.
Location: Various
Time(s) Needed: Various opportunities
Contact: Don and Sue Wright or Buddy McDonald
Email: wrightnanapapa@aol.com

Service

 Office Volunteer
Useful Gifts: C, HP, HO
Description: Answer phones during staff meetings; help make copies or prepare mail-outs;
prepare Cultivator for mailing; telephoning.
Location: Church Office or around the church
Time(s) Needed: Tuesday Staff Meetings 9:30 -11:30 a.m. or
other various times Cultivator Preparation Team meets
every other Wednesday 9:00 to 10:30 a.m.
Contact: Judy Morrell or Thelma Reeves
Email: j.morrell@fumcodessa.org or t.reeves@fumcodessa.org

Building/Grounds Volunteer
Useful Gifts: C, HP, HO
Description: Basic carpentry, gardener, painter, handyman/woman, grounds clean-up.
Location: Around the Church
Time(s) Needed: Various times
Contact: Thelma Reeves Building Volunteering ; Susie Wiggins Ground Volunteering
Email: t.reeves@fumcodessa.org

Cultivator Team
Useful Gifts: C, CC, D, EV, K, L, T
Description: Write articles, take pictures and lay out pages for the church newsletter.
Location: Church Cultivator Office
Time(s) Needed: Bi-weekly meetings, working on your own time.
Contact: Betsy Triplett-Hurt or Christy Lewis
Email: cultivator10@fumcodessa.org or ChristyLewis@fumcodessa.org

Bulletin Board Team
Useful Gifts: C, HP, HO
Description: Update and switch out hall bulletin boards with current information and promotions about events coming up.
Location: Church
Time(s) Needed: Flexible
Contact: Mary Jane Wright
Email: mj_x_r_ciz@yahoo.com